New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-12
HONEST DOUBT AND HONEST BELIEF.

resort :, the NAPKIN p,lcy tae result deterioration and
decay is Just as inevitable
HONEST DOUBT AND HONEST BELIEF.
THE REV MIR. WATSON. IN GRACE CHURCH, SHOWS
now THE ONE Is RELATED TO THE OTHER
The Rev James Il. Was5on. assistant minister OF
Grace Church who is Officiating and preaching there
this month IA the Absence % Dr. huntington, yesterday
discussed the Necessity and Value OF Honest Doub, as
n Preliminary 10 Honest Belief" His text was In st.
Johns Gospel Xxx 2l2j The folio wing is an abstract
OF the
There beliefs which eousecr,e 70 us by the
stately ages and branded into our consciousness
by no les, heroic deaths OF tne worms
There truths written on our nsais oy ns D
as I e lie & and woven as the deepest nbres Of
oar nature But these soustrrns faiths were not
glimpse tom gained .nTGaan the misty s pC s,s
aud shoulders above their orsareT ana ~ me
coming truth Why aos, on ne us 10 aSs wavs asS
inx such men Why III turb hereditary beliefs Of nan.
But upon that nope and despair re con-
Isa"s b ,g @ mors Of truth Is being sst6she not
indeed doubt but upon The honest oehet winch IN ho
Before You can beeve-a phrase which contains
oaoI ays SS S be s' Soes Sr Win noSs
question For He di make them 20 doubt
bat 1t was only irousn doubt tna ne Ig ana "a
6sy more Tssy sr wsr e sHs a be S@sro with the
fhas Il !, s%avs "a TIE bistory MUD The
OF one snsgn sr Ssd IA ber sos, and
cali saa think that they sns
seiles the OF another leader q the age
Thought Of today viii become the belief OF
Aud saviour knew the value OF ms none, assS a, ali
coad not adjust teir Old opinions 70 sne c
much. lie came sh .ckle mems thoughts by the
beauty Of s truth % the way ny which they
h",s Us the sGs onss G %
To tho honest DOUBT han the leath OF sasn on a. aY
sos tou perhaps perfectly conceived before
sTassS with Sse taoasn asstsr but do not
a Thss 1raS sS q1ve9Ss with the Divine
ne "-, .qS d r yT .e aas yGp e vii an IN the way
am not opening the way To- oS5"es anre
irrespective Of mans e'iei disbelief or oaos
a wns 90 va sT o %s ' poSsn th Though
conirt and DOUBT The doubt WAS not blessing oat u e o
all ma.y impsrtectoas but by makiag u higher
Ises TIE wno cTeIo OF our ives AMI briGe
S a tue ~. ,.. m soss upon the
batnng the hills with liquid spendor and Warming .he Vt
ami umined Cy vision OF the truth. Fled forever
e SS rH oy Lord believe help Thou mine
CIIRIsT's DOCTRINE OF GOD
Services resumed yesterday Mt ST. PauIs Method
st Episcopal Church. the ev. Dr. F. McChesncy preach
Ing both morning and evening In the evening he spoke
of" Chnsts Doctrine OF God" and said In part
Christ. teaching concerning Col not new His God
the God OF the Old testament ne di not prsess 20
and .apersnIons Without mercy. But tho OF whom he
Ms the ao Of their iisers What an oatery
been raised M he ha COZ or mar r ~.
psllms or the prophets. were mistaken ana wrong Inns
.omstmes that there between the Col OF tho
Old Testament aud OF he New We have heard
suited to 6ar6aroa, aso sach ntt.aaess Indicate nat
days sS or t%sy 10 not Know tho Of
Christ teaches the spirituality Of Col he is the
otto" d the ancient Psalm whisssr shall. so
tbs doi OF perfect proSdence But
that T 9a ScSn IN the %or for contsrss co.. tho
ruler Of men yet raag IN divine err ant oSy p s
obsence and service otmen Did hs annni the laws which
sfs 8. by Ct ssa o
% @ i'm s an Sms H 10 pe TO CERTAIN ~eEes Of
his lie sid Il shall be more 1oeraole for sodom in tho
tender Of Divine The words Of Jesus
God whose taherhood was so beautifully picture IN hs
himself to Moses the Lord merriu aud gracious long
suffering abundant In goo ness aud IN truth Ths spirit o.
Centuries AMI thus IL that tho God oil JUDAISM aud CHRIS
TRUSTING IN THE LORD FOR HELP.
In the Brick Presbyterian Church the Rev. Dr. s. s.
MITCHELL OF Buffalo, preached in tho absence Of DIR.
Van Dyke. lie said among other things
w and mobile
by the low and vicious the debased aud degraded and they
in the place o. GSSlae.s Mem ia prosssss pss fame in
stead or holiness Is there anything In t6s countenance OF
these that the clear bright look OF conquerorf All
wronging all robbery all crime IL unnecessary Hnman
IFS need not detororate with Advancing costures God
helper Moral progre,s as sure possibility Is assured
Many expect To DO saved but by nre We eol
haroor though The weasel Is In sink
ing condition II Is all hope for We say something OF
that moral progress hardly 10 be
hoped WHOM confronted with tho fact that
haroncr There the Church who do not
This wrong. IL Is but upder Divine guidance
it Ia You permit tho world To harden and
heart TO all OF say, sare as God Is
grow. But this aud get with enemy.
| nor mako much formsrly IL made it DIS
honestly IL Is not rapid growth 70 become like
Christ bat IL Ia sure. because God IA your helper.
THE TRUE WAY To ABOLISH POVERTY.
Tho Rev. DIR. l. IL King. pastor Of the Forty-fourth
Methodist Episcopal Church. delivered his fourth
sermon Anti Poverty last evening He said:
The true way poverty abolish the causes
which mako strong drink produces poverty
than other perhaps all other combn
once In THE TRIBUNE estimate Of tho Of
perance and tho OF strong drink He stated that the
liquor sold amounted 81
value varions kinds Of othsr material destroyed
In It's Manufacture the loss 10 use productive labor Of the
men engaged In Its manufacture ant sale tho
Nsusn. taking poverty which rssa
from ~ use and hxsd the grand total 81 $50
which not whit too high. for Grand Master Workna
Powdory One county In PonnsylvsuiA sas
amounted To SlZg0o0O0 AMI 81 000000 csnsumsd b.
tbs Knights Of Labor In that and several Of the I'D
Joining counties
Mr. George and his associates honest In their Efforts